Crimson Bears battle conference rival Wolfpack on home pitch
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:06 am
The Crimson Bears face West Valley at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by the boys against West Valley at noon.
“I think we need to match their energy with trying to win the 50-50 balls,” JDHS coach Dusenberry said. “Finding the second ball. I think we made it more of a challenge for ourselves and we worked so hard to win the ball and when we did win it we gave it away cheaply or easily. We had other opportunities or other girls that were open but went to the ones that were not and West Valley picked off the passes.”
West Valley last came to Juneau during the 2010 country wise email marketing list state championships when the Crimson Bears hosted at AKF and the two squads at that time tied in the third-place match 2-2. Dimond defeated Service 1-0 for the title that season. JDHS defeated Wasilla 3-0 in the quarterfinals and fell to Dimond 1-0 in the semifinals.The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team defended their Adair Kennedy pitch again against a visiting Railbelt Conference foe, this time toppling powerhouse West Valley 1-0 on Friday night.
“It was a very even game,” JDHS coach Gary Lehnhart said. “I think for us the exciting thing is that we didn’t really know what to expect against a good opponent from the big schools. We haven’t been there in a few years. You just never know. So I was pleased with the way we stepped up. We competed. We really implemented what we practiced and they did it well.”
JDHS freshman Troy Edgar scored the game’s only goal in the opening minutes of the second half off a controlled ball by classmate Bryce Haygood.
“Kai (Ciambor) crossed the ball in the box and then I chested it off to Troy and then he hit it,” Haygood said. “He volleyed it into the bottom left corner…I didn’t know what to expect from Kai. I really thought it was going to go to the top of the box to Troy, but it came to me and I saw Troy open for the volley and I just chested it to him.”
“I think we need to match their energy with trying to win the 50-50 balls,” JDHS coach Dusenberry said. “Finding the second ball. I think we made it more of a challenge for ourselves and we worked so hard to win the ball and when we did win it we gave it away cheaply or easily. We had other opportunities or other girls that were open but went to the ones that were not and West Valley picked off the passes.”
West Valley last came to Juneau during the 2010 country wise email marketing list state championships when the Crimson Bears hosted at AKF and the two squads at that time tied in the third-place match 2-2. Dimond defeated Service 1-0 for the title that season. JDHS defeated Wasilla 3-0 in the quarterfinals and fell to Dimond 1-0 in the semifinals.The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team defended their Adair Kennedy pitch again against a visiting Railbelt Conference foe, this time toppling powerhouse West Valley 1-0 on Friday night.
“It was a very even game,” JDHS coach Gary Lehnhart said. “I think for us the exciting thing is that we didn’t really know what to expect against a good opponent from the big schools. We haven’t been there in a few years. You just never know. So I was pleased with the way we stepped up. We competed. We really implemented what we practiced and they did it well.”
JDHS freshman Troy Edgar scored the game’s only goal in the opening minutes of the second half off a controlled ball by classmate Bryce Haygood.
“Kai (Ciambor) crossed the ball in the box and then I chested it off to Troy and then he hit it,” Haygood said. “He volleyed it into the bottom left corner…I didn’t know what to expect from Kai. I really thought it was going to go to the top of the box to Troy, but it came to me and I saw Troy open for the volley and I just chested it to him.”